I’ve enjoyed pairing some grapes with a Tbsp of homemade almond butter on the days when I don’t need my healthy fats for my meals. The almond butter recipe online had me blanche the almonds, but I had better luck just blending the raw almonds (and adding a bit of coconut oil like in the online recipe and a touch of salt). For whatever reason, I was able to get a smoother consistency that way, and my almond butter had lots more flavor.
I also tried adding a little garlic and basil to my cottage cheese for one snack. I must have been craving something savory, because that really hit the spot for me.
I liked my cottage cheese snack so much I created a dinner recipe using zucchini noodles, a thick tomato, onion, basil and garlic mixture, and baked the whole thing with garlic/basil cottage cheese. It made a pretty yummy dish that froze and reheated well. It isn’t the prettiest dish since it can get a bit runny and the cottage cheese doesn’t brown nicely like other cheeses do, but my husband and I both enjoyed it a lot.
